The Spanish playmaker has stressed that the turmoil surrounding the Azzurri has only made them even more alert; insisted that La Roja are ready for any tactical system fielded by the opposition.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045 has stressed that Spain will not let the commotion stricken Italy to lure them into falsely believing that they are a soft target, and believes that the Azzurri are “combative and competitive” when under pressure.
The two nations are set to lock horns with each other in their first match of the Euro 2012 on Sunday.
Alonso acknowledged that the Azzurri are surrounded with injuries and scandals, but maintained that their history stands evidence to the fact that they become even more ferocious in the face of adversity.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 midfielder stated that looking at what happened after the Calciopoli scandal that led Juventus to be relegated to Serie B, stands to remind them that they need to be even more alert when playing against the troubled Italians.
While talking to the Gazzetta dello Sport, the 30-yaer-old said:
“Scandals and injuries are just reasons for us to be even more concerned about facing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926. All this chaos makes us even more alert, because we know what the Azzurri are like. We saw you in 2006 with a big scandal, and Italy winning
the World Cup. Italy are combative and competitive when dealing with difficulties.”
Cesare Prandelli has tried many different formations in the warm-up matches, and their failure suggests that the tactician is likely to shift to Juventus’ 3-5-2 system.
Alonso stated that they are studying all kinds of formations that the Azzurri chief could use in the upcoming match against Spain, but maintained that nothing will make Spain change the way they play their game.
The Roja midfielder clarified that the idea is not to get obsessed with the opposition’s tactical options, but to know as much as you can about them so as to minimize the chances of getting surprised on the matchday.
“That won’t make us change the way we play, though. It’s just about being intelligent and trying to anticipate the moves of our opponents.” Xabi Alonso added.
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